By rdnewsNOW Staff

1,777,321 votes cast

2023 provincial general election official results released

Jun 8, 2023 | 10:42 AM

Elections Alberta has released the official results for the 2023 Provincial General Election.

According to Elections Alberta, this election saw 1,777,321 votes cast, for a turnout of 59.5 percent. Of that, a record-breaking 758,640 electors chose to vote during advance voting days, with 21.9 percent of people using the ‘Vote Anywhere’ service.

In the 10 days since Election Day, provincial officials say all Returning Officers completed the official count process. Two electoral divisions, Calgary-Acadia and Calgary-Glenmore, saw a difference of 100 or less ballots separating the winning candidate and runner-up.

All Election Day, mobile voting, and Special Ballots were recounted in the presence of candidates and scrutineers. Government officials say the official results reflect the results of the official count.

For electoral divisions where the difference in votes was 101 or more ballots, Returning Officers are said to have reviewed all Statement of Votes, rejected ballots, and objected to ballots.

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In both cases, all tabulator results were reviewed and verified.

Upon announcement of the official results, candidates now have until June 16, 2023, to make an application to the Court of King’s Bench to request a judicial recount, if desired.

In Red Deer-North, the UCP’s Adriana LaGrange garnered 10,629 votes for 57.5 per cent of the votes for that riding.

In Red Deer-South, the UCP’s Jason Stephan received 13,469 votes for 56.1 per cent of total votes in the riding.

In Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, the UCP’s Devin Dreeshen received 16,385 votes for 71.6 per cent of votes in the riding.

In Lacombe-Ponoka, Jennifer Johnson, who ran under the UCP banner, received 14,324 votes for 67.6 per cent of total votes in the riding.

In Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, the UCP’s Jason Nixon received 15,571 votes for 69.5 per cent of votes in the riding.

In Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, the UCP’s Nathan Cooper received 18,228 votes for 75.1 per cent of total votes in the riding.

In Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin, the UCP’s Rick Wilson received 11,640 votes for 67.5 per cent of total votes in the riding.

In Drumheller-Stettler, the UCP’s Nate Horner received 15,270 votes for 92.3 per cent of total votes in the riding.

To see the full official results, visit https://officialresults.elections.ab.ca.

Elections Alberta is an independent, non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections, and referenda.